Climate Migration: Floods displace villagers in Indonesia

TL;DR

So about two years ago, after agonizing over the decision for months, she told her husband it was time to go and started to pack.Much has been written about the sinking capital, which is being moved partially due to destructive flooding.Asiyah and her fellow villagers are just a few of the some 143 million people who are likely to be uprooted by rising seas, drought, searing temperatures and other climate catastrophes over the next 30 years, according to the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report published this year.In Timbulsloko, some 2 miles (about 3 kilometers) from Asiyah’s village, homes have been fortified with raised floors and dirt walkways, causing people to crouch when walking through shortened doors.In early September, on a day when the tide was especially low, Asiyah went back to the old house for the first time since leaving."

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